Girls outdo boys in pass rate, boys in GPA 5
Girls outperformed boys in terms of pass rate in Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalents examinations for the fourth year in a row while boys outdid girls in securing Grade Point Average 5 during the same time.
Sufferings continue as Ctg city submerged again
Heavy downpour and tidal waters submerged many areas of Chittagong city again on Monday, leaving the normal life in disarray like the previous day. City streets, residential and business establishments went under knee to chest-deep water, causing immense sufferings to the dwellers
PM distributes National Film Awards-2015
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday distributed the National Film Awards-2015 at a gala function at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre. The prime minister handed over the awards, the highest state recognition for contributions to the country’s film industry, to 31 artistes and performers in 25 categories in the afternoon.
PROTESTS BY DU-AFFILIATED COLLEGE STUDENTS Govt to send Siddikur to India for eye treatment
The government would send Siddikur Rahman, who sustained serious injuries on both of his eyes in Thursday’s police action, to India for better treatment, said health minister Mohammad Nasim on Monday.
First Hajj flight with 418 pilgrims off to Jeddah
The first Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying 418 Bangladeshi pilgrims took off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Monday morning. Civil aviation and tourism minister Rashed Khan Menon, religious affairs minister Motiur Rahman and high officials of the two ministries saw the pilgrims off at the airport.
Ctg traders count huge losses as warehouses submerged
Low-lying areas of Chittagong city went under water due to incessant rain and high tide on Sunday. The rainfall started Sunday morning and was continuing till afternoon, submerging many areas of the port city from knee-deep to waist-deep waters, causing immense sufferings to the dwellers.
Public admin scy himself complains of ‘ghost electricity bill’
Public administration secretary Md Mozammel Haque Khan on Sunday said that he himself was a victim of overbilling for power consumption at his government house in Dhaka.
42pc GPA 5 scorer from capital
About 42 per cent of the students who have scored Grade Point Average 5 in the Higher Secondary Certificate examinations this year are from Dhaka as many educational institutions offering intermediate course in Dhaka are well equipped with educational facilities and teachers.
N’GANJ SEVEN-MURDER CASE AG for upholding death of 16 RAB members, 10 others
Attorney general Mahbubey Alam on Sunday argued in the High Court in favour of upholding the lower court verdict in the sensational seven murders that took place in Narayanganj in 2014.
68.91pc clear HSC, pass rate declines
The combined pass percentage in Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations has declined in comparison to the past year.
